earlier today, angela merkel met the german president to discuss what is next. you can set government forming or a fresh elections, both 110w forming or a fresh elections, both now carrying a real risk the far right could benefit. translation: this is an unprecedented situation in modern germany. this goes beyond party interests. concern may well start to grow outside germany as well. if politicians do not live up to their responsibility in this, the strongest nation. what does this all mean? it depends on who you speak to. here in germany tonight, the biggest question is will angela merkel survive this, the biggest political crisis of her career? political are people in the german chancellery also has issues elsewhere. the eu feels pretty bullish of late and is planning reform of the eurozone and defence cooperation. all with germany in the driving seat. and what about brexit? sources close to angela merkel insisted to me today germany's attitude to break it would remain unchanged despite coalition woes, but is that realistic? with her trying to keep her acts t

he is against forming a grand coalition with angela merkel. from the liberal party as well. he doesn't want to lose support at any cost. he has consiststently said he wowon't form a coalitition at ay cost and he yesterday reiterated that he felt his party was just beingbsorbed into angela merkel's ideas. he said in german television he felt that like what merkel was asking for was a continuation of the status quo with just a few green chives sprinkled on top. charlie rose has become the latest public figure to have his career cut short by a series of sexual assault allegations. three major television networks have suspended him after eight women told the washington post that he had sexually assaulted or harass them. the 75-year-old said he was deeply embarrassed by his behavior but questioned the accuracy of some of the allegations. charlie rose is one of the most recognizable faces on u.s. television. known for his engaging interview style, the award-winning journalist has grilled world leaders from barack obama to bashar al-assad but his career heks dead in the water as be

angela merkel, the steady hand in turbulent times. some even called her the new leader of the free world. but suddenly the chancellor looks vulnerable and german politics is a mess. her coalition talks fell apart last night when the pro business fdp party decided to pull out. so what now? the breakdown in negotiations raises the possibility of a snap election. though for now president walter steinmeir has told the parties to get back to work to try to find some compromise. the longer it goes on, the greater the uncertainty for mrs merkel. from berlinjenny hill reports. she promised germany a government for christmas. instead, angela merkel has delivered an unprecedented political crisis. not much to applaud. in the early hours of this morning, mrs merkel admitted she couldn't form a government. translation: i, as the acting chancellor, will do everything to lead the country through these difficult weeks. later, crisis talks with the german president. this country may yet have to go back to the ballot box. what's uncertain is whether m

angela merkel tried to cover up the crisis by saying we have everything under control and we see that this is not the case that the fractions. were reflected through the election results are deeper and that the government cannot be formed now we understand that marco although i have to consult with the president what do you think he might have to say to her could it next be a minority government could it be something else. well the way to a minority government would be quite uniquely eighteen procedure because first president would have to suggest the candidate for chancellor which most likely would be angela merkel and if she cannot receive more than fifty percent on the just two more weeks to go to propose an alternative candidate and only if that candidate also fails to receive more than fifty percent then it has to elect immediately a different candidate and it can then either be nominated by the president with a relative majority has received or he can dissolve the parliament so it's quite long and also you really a procedure for angela merkel quite a long and potentially humilia

johnson a angela merkel is weighing her options tonight. she says she is ready to run for chancellor again in a new election if necessary. >> she would have gladly spared herself and germany from this walk of shame but after the collapse of coalition talks it is up to the german president to decide what the next step will be. forming a new government is always a difficult political process involving struggle and disagreement. this is possibly the most important task that voters give their representatives within a democracy. the german president plans to make up for talks with various parties over the next few days. he has told his own party, the social democrats that they cannot shirk their responsibilities just because of poor election results. >> we are not going to pull our ministers out of the serving government so we have all the time and the will to find a solution. it is our chance to take on responsibilities. >> this is not concealing its way. in the election campaign that demanded angela merkel step down. now they see themselves on

first of all, don't give up on angela merkel yet. she is weakened, but if you look at her personal popularity ratings, they remain something that other european leaders would dream of. but yes, germany is the most powerful country economically and politically in the eu. so, what happens here has a knock—on effect elsewhere, too. the eu has been quite bullish of late, with ambitious plans to reform the eurozone, reform asylum policy, have closer defence co—operation, but germany was in the driving seat for all of that. angela merkel is now distracted internally, which will stall those plans. and what about brexit? one source close to angela merkel tonight insisted that none of this will affect brexit at all. and if you look at angela merkel trying to form a coalition in the last few weeks, germany has remained quite vocal voice in the brexit talks. however, the uk government is calling for imaginative thinking when it comes toa imaginative thinking when it comes to a final brexit we'll, and that ta kes to a final brexit we'll, and

probably angela merkel survives this one. if we get it in april, it doesn't feel she will be with us in the spring. definitely the ftp had a big problem with merkel last time. they seem to not want to do it again. nobody wants to work with her. how do you see this working out in the april elections? guest: i think it is tough. i can't say i'm a massive expert on german political polling, but it does seem to be we have seen a shift away from the center as we have in many places around europe. that will be a difficult six months to get over. a lot forme, you have germany to be involved with, like the stuff we are interested in, but also the italian election, which we could see point towards more populism, as well. it will not be an easy time to say, we will see angela merkel pull together and get a government out of it in april. she will need a coalition. the polling work between here and then. a tough one to predict. i don't think you do. from here, with have seen the worst we are going to get for the political actions with th

i would like to talk about angela merkel. down, but not out? judy: angela merkel is a fantastic politician. she's had two major blows. one is the election results, and now the collapse of coalition talks. angela merkel is no longer a salable, but her politics has come back with a brutality. peter: matthew, your quote at the top of the show, germany will remain stable with or without merkel. matthew: i'm hinting at, you enter this phase now if we move to new elections, with this limbo, a lot can happen. beforeeen challenges from within her party. who knows what could happen over the next six months. she may decide she doesn't want to run again after all. nobody really knows. if there is a new election and her party does worse than it did this last time, which was pretty bad compared to the 2013 election, i think she would have to go. peter: is the woman sometimes called the true leader of the free world, is she waddling? anna: she won't be challenged from within her party. she has to run again in elections. she might lose a couple percentage poi

do you see a way through this for angela merkel? for angela merkel, yes, at this point, there are three options. one is to form a coalition with someone else which would be the spd, the only party that is left. that seems very unlikely because they have excluded that. the other possibility would be a minority government, under angela merkel. our european colleagues and partners in scandinavia for instance have a lot of experience of theirs but this would be new for germany, we have never had it before and it would be particularly tricky at the moment with the right—wing party in parliament. the last option would be another round of elections, snap elections. it is very rare that the same leader goes to the same electorate and does better in such a short space of time, do you think she would go back to the polls is it a double bluff? well, it seems that her personally, she seems to prefer doing another round of elections to having a minority government. it is true that the big concern would be whether we actually get another outcom

angela merkel promised germany a new government for christmas. that now seems more than unlikely. the irony of a political crisis here is that it comes at a time economically they have never had it so good. with europe facing international uncertainty, it relies more than ever on a stable germany to drive it. katya adler, bbc news, berlin. the queen and the duke of edinburgh have been celebrating seventy years of marriage with a family dinner at windsor castle. the queen is now the first british sovereign to celebrate a platinum wedding anniversary. at westminster abbey, where the wedding took place in 1947, there was a special three—hour ringing of the bells to mark the day, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. ringing out from westminster abbey, a peal of bells to mark a 70th wedding anniversary. for any girl her wedding day is the day of her life. it was to the abbey on this day “11947, that the then princess elizabeth came for her wedding to lieutenant philip mountbatten. now the solemn service begins. i elizabeth alexandra mary. take thee philip. to my we

chancellor angela merkel insists that even in this phase germany remains a stable country. i'm not planning on a minority government but we will have to wait and see what happens in the next few days time the path to fresh elections is one way. but according to polls the results of new elections would find the c.d.u. their sister party the c.s.u. and the s.p.d. with about the same number of votes as last time. and we want to pull in our political correspondent thomas berry now he joins us from outside the german parliament here in berlin good evening to you tomas so we've heard that the german chancellor angela merkel she favors snap elections if it comes to that and on the other hand we've got the german president pushing the political parties to try one more time to to compromise in to reach an agreement or on a coalition government what do you think is the most likely scenario here. well these two different views just showed the level of uncertainty that germany is currently facing brant i think the idea of snap elections is one that most parties would like to avoid beca

bad news for angela merkel as coalition talks collapse, which to anpush the country election. the president of zimbabwe facing impeachment by his own party as a new deadline for him to resign came and went. robert mcgaugh they looks to -- be looks to be about to be pushed up by his own party. up this hour -- the eu voting on the home of two crucial regulatory agencies poll that is being likened to the eurovision song contest. and the crowd of the political part goes for four times as much as originally thought. find out how much, on the way. live from paris. first to germany where coalition talks have ended up empty.. thatat's bad news for the gerern chancellor angela merkel, who will be meeting with the president today to talk about what comes next. we have more on the issues that broke down the talks. two months of talks, i glenn ochal's hopes for a power-sharing deal dashed. where did the german chancellor's hopes to form a coalition go so wrong? hoped to securere a working majority with the hope -- with the help of the pro-business ndp that itgreens come up was not to be.

without the strength and leadership of angela merkel. and also, the brexit negotiations.” don't think we should dramatise it. all in all, there is a consensus. even in germany, how these negotiations need to be conducted is important. i think even a ——i think even a caretaker german government needs to make some pretty obvious decisions. it is not clear how any other german government would have materially different stance on brexit. with regards to the eurozone, indeed a german caretaker government cannot decide what the french president emmanuel macron has decided which is to concentrate more money and power at the central level in the eurozone. you know what? even if there is a coalition german government, even from the ce ntre—left, government, even from the centre—left, i don't think they would be happy if it was just decided like that but there will be more transfers in the eurozone, it will most likely be because of the fa ct will most likely be because of the fact that they are back at the edge ofa fact that they are ba

chancellor angela merkel's political future hangs in the balance as for only other potential coalition partner was out and participation in government so what lies ahead for europe's biggest economy. plus zimbabwe's president robert mugabe ignores a deadline to resign his own party set him an ultimatum step down by noon today or face impeachment those proceedings could start as early as tomorrow. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us we begin with germany's political crisis talks to form a coalition government have failed chancellor angela merkel has met with the german president here in berlin to discuss what to do next her political future has been called into question and president frank steinmeyer has bowed out fresh alexion for the time being here's what he had to say a short while ago. next days to come i. talk to the. persons of the parties involved in these patrols but i will also talk to the chairperson of those parties where a election programme over that. allows not to exclude the possible formation of a government i would also talk to the heads of the

angela merkel could ta ke responsibility. angela merkel could take a step back again, and is now watching everybody collapsing around her. everyone is in trouble. but be careful about this, because they are saying in the party they want to have a change of leadership and it is growing by the day. didn't she say she preferred fresh elections to a minority government? it is not clear that that will result in a stronger government. it is a real gamble for her, especially given that the last elections, the cdu and the spd share of the vote went down. despite the fact that the german economy now is booming, that is the most remarkable disconnect. but i think clearly, angela merkel is a wounded finger at it is all the more remarkable because a couple of months ago, she seemed invincible, she was the european leader who took down trump and seemed to be the woman in the driving seat in europe on brexit. and now it looks like she will remain distracted by internal domestic politics. for the perceivable future. and at the risk of bring

can angela merkel break the stalemate? we are in germany -- we are in berlin as angela merkel takes -- departs on her fourth term. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: live from bloomberg's world headquarters in london, i'm mark barton. this is bloomberg markets. let's check in on first word news. taylor: the euro area economy is on track for its best annual performance since the financial crisis. economic wrote is speeding up to 8/10 of 1%. companies in the euro area increased. newrrow, zimbabwe gets a president for the first time in almost four decades. come pledging to leave the -- the country to a new democracy. from south africa after he fled after being fired by robert mcguffey. the ruling party says robert moog of he will not face prosecution. australia warns power in asia could shift to china if the u.s. with draws its political, economic and security ties. it's concerned that china's military expansion and the south china sea will lead to classes. prime minister malcolm turnbull says australia would seek death will seek a

angela merkel fails to form a new government. the collapse talks have thrown the future of her chancellorship into question. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ manus: coalition talks collapsed. angela merkel fails to create a new government, putting her future into question. the euro falls. britain as a new offer to the european union ahead of talks. shocks zimbabwe as he does not offer to step down. ♪ manus: welcome to bloomberg daybreak europe. i manus cranny. anna: i am anna edwards. big questions about german politics. news keeps coming through to us. we have seen the collapse of these coalition talks between angela merkel and her intended partners. to what extent is that going to knock european stocks in the same way it has knocked the euro? one group saying that germans becauseot have to vote one of the options open to under the merkel is whether or not to call new elections. manus: she had very few good options. her political opponents knew that. the german ftp said they are not afraid of going into opposition elec

angela merkel wants to start talks on forging a new government with the social democrats. spd is the party that has shared power with the conservatives in a grand coalition. as recently as last few weeks, martin schultz had ruled out any role in the new government at he is now signaling there may be a reason to talk. >> angela merkel wants to make another go of it. her conservative party has decided that coalition talks with democrats and the greens have collapsed to try to build a stable government with the social democrats. all the parties may be asking themselves what is important for the people. with the capacity to act on a european scale in foreign policy and when it comes to solving problems. her new wish is another grand coalition with the social democrats. the spd party chairman is a bit more careful as he approaches these negotiations. it might work out, but it might not. anything could happen. it is possible that germany ends up with a constellation of governing partners that have never before worked together in a coalition. we should not be afraid of this. this

news live from birth len angela merkel under pressure as germany is plunged into political uncertainty after coalition talks collapse the german chancellor says that she would prefer fresh elections over trying to lead a minority government we will ask does this mark the end of the merkel era. also coming up optimism in zimbabwe as the nation prepares to usher in a new era this as parliament to get that to vote on president robert mugabe's impeachment and washington threatens to scupper a mega merger between the americas biggest telecom giant and powerful content company critics say that the move could be politically motivated. plus the build up to tonight's champions league clash in canberra see a dortmund reverse its losing streak of black and yellow face tottenham in a crucial crucial match for controversial coach peter books. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program great to have you with us. germany has been thrust into political uncertainty talks to form a new coalition government collapsed on sunday after four weeks of marathon negotiations the german president says that he will m

angela merkel said she will stay on as acting chancellor. a dispute over immigration led the free democratic party to walk out of the deal. hold anotherave to election. in saudi arabia authorities estimate they may be able to recover up to $100 billion in settlements with suspects arrested. a billionaire prince was among those detained. one official says heymans are based on the amount authorities believe suspects have amassed illegally. the mass murder and cult leader charles manson has died. his followers killed actress sharon tate and six others in los angeles. he had hoped it would lead to a race war. he died at 83. the u.s. opioid crisis is far costlier than originally thought. the economic impact of the crisis is expected to exceed half $1 trillion. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. vonnie: we have more on the transng news about canada. the keystone xl pipeline in nebraska. shares trading higher following nebraska decision that t

this is d w news a live from berlin angela merkel under pressure as germany is plunged into political uncertainty after coalition talks collapse the german chancellor says that she would prefer pressure elections over trying to lead a minority government we will ask is this mark the end of the merkel era. also coming up impeachment proceedings are set to begin today against robert mugabe but this in bob when president resisting calls to step aside his former friends and foes are united in their calls for him to quit and a damning new report by amnesty international accuses me on mars military of crimes against humanity and brought kinds date and this is now calling on the u.n. to hold a special session on the rohingya crisis. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program it's great to have you with us. germany has been thrust into political uncertainty talks to form a new coalition government collapsed late on sunday after four weeks of marathon negotiations while now the german president says that he will meet with the leaders of all parties and press them to try once more to cut a deal mea

merkel and martin shultz of the social democrats to talks next week on forming a coalition government job may be made easier by some apparent back trike backtracking by the social democrats after late night talks the party's leadership said it would work constructively to find a way out of the crisis the s.p.d. had been previously strictly opposed to joining a coalition with. s.p.d. party leader martin slowly backpedaling at a party had called a press conference he says because germany is in a complicated situation this is the answer his party will not refuse to talk about forming a new government. kind of. there is no fixed course in any specific direction but one thing is clear if talk show that we could consider taking part in a new government constellation. then the party members will vote on this. option in the s.p.d. is facing a crucial test at a meeting with s.p.d. leader martin schulz german president. reportedly pressed the social democrat to reconsider forming another grand coalition with the conservatives but with scholz us party leader coalition talks seem difficult he had

postg up, angela merkel's election test. as the self-imposed deadline nears, that conversation is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ 7:30 good morning, it's a.m. in the germ capital of berlin. look at gorgeous it is at 3:30 in the afternoon in tokyo. the sun bathing that palace in warm light, just an amazing shot there. we just got french unemployment out, the unemployment rate in france came in worse than expected, 9.7% is the number. the survey was 9.5%, and the prior number was 9.5% as well. it doesn't look like we've got a revision there, but french unemployment at 9.7%. to the best of my knowledge, matt miller has no meteorological qualification so don't believe what he says. buildingto the french media and telecom business, giving us their numbers, raising 27%.017 ebitda goal to confirming their 2017 outlook, giving us their nine-month net profit. considerable uptick, restructuring their telecoms unit, competition has been driving down phone and internet prices although the regulator said consolidation is not needed in that

this is d w news live from berlin angela merkel under pressure as germany is plunged into political uncertainty after coalition talks collapse the german chancellor says that she would prefer fresh elections over trying to leave a minority government we will ask does this mark the end of the merkel era. also coming up optimism in zimbabwe as the nation prepares to usher in a new era that is part of that is that its parliament to get that to vote on president promises god is good pietschmann. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us germany is in political limbo after talks to form a new coalition government collapsed chancellor angela merkel has been in office for twelve years but for the first time her future looks uncertain and even ordinary germans are split on what should happen next in a national poll by the german broadcaster a r d fifty seven percent said that they were disappointed to see the coalition talks collapse while thirty one percent were pleased. when asked what they want to see next only twenty nine percent said that they supported a minority government wel

euro traders are happy when angela merkel gets what she wants. looking at debt trading, investors were selling up bonds in order to buy stocks. this was not in the u.k.. they have been in the same range for a while. the blend is range bound but investors are selling off debt. it's red for some reason although the yield is rising. when things game, we colored them green. that's not the case with government debt. vonnie: we are trading around half volume levels today, it's a shortened trading weekend shortened friday but there are interesting things going on including the dollar weakening for a third straight week. we are below 93 on the dollar index. one currency bucking the trend is the japanese but that's just today. -- is the japanese yen but that's just today. you wouldn't think you would see the yield curve and oil trading at the same level. up on whether russia will extend their extension. moving to global micro movers, g20 countries, there is some european countries that are in the green today. some traders are looking across the pond for s

laps around the country could face new elections german chancellor angela merkel says that she is confident that they will succeed but as we report the parties are still far apart on many key issues. four weeks of negotiations have seen the chances for a so-called jamaica coalition hover at fifty fifty one thing is clear there's still no love lost between the very parties who say they want to govern under chancellor angela merkel. talk is the day when we have to put ourselves in the shoes of the other side and ask what is important to them. on balance a lot you can achieve that kind and if we do we will also achieve a positive result at the end of these negotiations and when stephen negotiators come and go those who face the microphones are still busy placing blame and stressing their own limits notably when it comes to the right of all refugees to have their families join them in germany. to say one thing is clear we will insist on the right of refugees with subsidiary protection to be reunited with their families in germany that's an issue of trust for us here. when i look up but other pa

to re entered to a grand coalition with angela merkel christian democrat . we begin in zimbabwe with the. former vice. said mnangagwa are. sworn in as far. tomorrow he will lead a transition government before elections are held neck year. the opposition leader morgan china ryan meanwhile has been. france to a full a and he says he wast consulted on what comes next meaning the transition it could be more off the same take a listen. well i don't know even know when they're with a government of nanational uni is o on the cards. smoke away no greeting. some of us president. and if by now. . people live look discuss what full more. government tool inmates. then it's hizon vf extension of from the guy wasn't. i wasn't going to actress. . i don't want anything. and fix the. i was working better but forces who extent. now robert mugabe has been granted immunity from prosecution the condition is part of the deal the country's former president reached in order to resign from his post. mugabe step down a week after the army seized power and the ruling party turned agai

julia: a miss for angela merkel. -- a miss for angela merkel -- a mess for angela merkel. all that ahead on bloomberg businessweek. ♪ carol: we are with the editor in chief megan murphy. we kick it off, taking a look at canada which i feel has largely escaped the populist movement we have seen around the globe. megan: what it has not escaped is an economic slowdown or perceived economic slowdown which is really affecting justin trudeau, the prime minister who could do no wrong. his support has slumped a little bit and he is facing an angst among his people not too dissimilar from the populism wave of people saying canada needs to return to its roots. i will support in the heartland and the west parts of the country of particular. julia: he has had challenges. the paradise papers have been an issue. politically there has been noises surrounding him that have not been very helpful. megan: he has had a few domestic scandals. his chief fundraiser and finance minister under scrutiny. the core concern is the have but as oilrowth, prices have declined in projections for growth

the german president made his statement following the fairly of coalition talks between angela merkel c.d.u. party and the free democrats the free democrats walked out of the talks because of opposing views on several key issues one stumbling block is the migrant issue in particular whether to limit the number of asylum seekers and whether to allow their family members to reunite with them peace are never has more on the unfolding crisis but the reason that those coalition talks broke down was because christie and lynn the head of the free democratic party pro business liberal party here in germany he walked out of those talks he did also give a statement on monday saying that as he does not it wasn't a decision he made lightly but as we can hear from him just after he walked out of those talks certain didn't seem like he was coming to an agreement with anybody in that room any time soon. we will not abandon our voters for a policy with which we are not convinced it is better not to govern than to govern badly well the green party for their side who are also part of this negotiation t

case that the pressure is increasing not only on the minister also on angela merkel herself and so beyond saying that the trust has been broken what are the reaction has there been from the social democrats well they have obviously been criticizing not only the minister of our own particular also the authority of angela merkel and that is something that they will probably continue to do although at the same time they will be looking at the possible discussions with the conservatives in light of that possible future grand coalition some aspire and balance i think you. so this is that they don't need years of benefits only it is here with your business news a bet it says here that you're going to tell me when my next pay rise is going to be you have to whisper because i don't want that we don't want everyone. well basically is a hope that we could all get a pay rise according to the organization for economic development and cooperation but only if the w. is listening to the o.e.c.d. that is it's a suggestion to help along. the world economy is growing faster than in years but not for long a

clearly said today and that's probably also why german chancellor angela merkel stressed today that the next move was in the hands of mr steinmeier who will now be talking to the leaders of the different parties precisely brand to see if there's any possibility of finding common ground or finding a compromise it is at this point unlikely because there are clearly different perspectives in many cases the parties are diametrically opposed but at the same time it is not impossible so obviously these discussions these debates in the next few days will be very important to see to what extent german political parties are willing to form that coalition in a party that's not in these talks the party with the second largest number of seats in parliament yesterday the social democrats their party says it will not enter into a grand coalition we heard that again today. was that the final word though that no that we got today. not necessarily but it is a word that they've been repeating time and time again and that has to do with the fact that they had a very very bad results in the election on sep

news live from berlin angela merkel under pressure as germany is plunged into political uncertainty after coalition talks collapse the german chancellor says that she would prefer fresh elections over trying to lead a minority government we will ask does this mark the end of the merkel era. also coming up impeachment proceedings are set to begin today against robert mugabe but the zimbabwean president resisting calls to step aside his former friends and foes are united in their calls for him to quit. and a damning new report by amnesty international accuses me on mars military of crimes against humanity in iraq i'm staked out of this is now calling on the u.n. to hold a special session on the rope into crisis. plus washington is threatening to scupper a mega merger between eighteen t. and time warner but with president trump the outspoken dislike for the time warner news channel c.n.n. critics say that the move could be politically motivated. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program it is great to have you with us. germany has been thrust into political uncertainty talks to form a new coali

didn't angela merkel say she preferred fresh elections to a minority government? it is not clear that that will result in a stronger government. it is a real gamble for her, especially given that, the last elections, the cdu and the spd‘s share of the vote went down. they are both declining parties. despite the fact that the german economy now is booming, that is the most remarkable disconnect. but i think, clearly, merkel is a wounded finger and it is all the more remarkable because, a couple of months ago, she seemed invincible, she was the european leader who took down trump and seemed to be the woman in the driving seat in europe on brexit. and now it looks like she will remain distracted by internal domestic politics for the foreseeable future. and at the risk of bringing it back to the uk, it is a german internal situation, but we have this, the brexit talks as a backdrop, inevitably, angela merkel portrayed as the calm hand on the tiller through all of this, the heart of europe, whether people like that or not. if this continues, or they have fresh electi

can angela merkel benefit from the country's political crisis? plus. >> so help me god. >> emmerson mnangagwa is sworn in as zimbabwe's new president, cheered on by tens of thousands. he promises democratic election and reaches out to his rivals to work with him to help rebuild the country's economy. >> welcome to the show, it's good to have you with us. in recent attack has killed at least 235 people in egypt and wounded many more. it occurred in egypt's sinai peninsula. witnesses say a bomb exploded outside of a mosque that was packed with worshipers. gunmen opened fire on people as they fled the building. there has been no claim of responsibility so far. shortly after the attack, president of delphi tell us easy addressed the nation, he also declared three days of national mourning. >> i send my condolences to the families. and my wishes for a speedy recovery for all of the wounded. once again, i tell all egyptians. >> that was the egyptian president speaking earlier. we are joined by kareem outlaw re:, thank you for being with us. we know thi

that was really hammered home by angela merkel, who pressed the importance of the freedom of religion. this is a very important issue right now in germany, especially over the last couple years, like across europe, we have seen a growing trend of islamophobia. many groups here in germany, like the afd, have struggled with the open-mindedness which has been amended of angela merkel today. that is something she has been encouraging throughout today's speech and has also been reiterated by other people -- other people who spoke today. brent: our correspondent in wittenberg, where celebrations have been taking place. 500 years since the start of the protestant reformation. kate, thank you very much. we want to go back to that breaking news story. police in new york city are investigating a vehicle strike in lower manhattan. there are also reports of shots being fired. local media reporting there are multiple casualties. one person has been taken into custody according to the nypd. it took place near battery park. police are asking people to stay way from that area. our correspondent in th

or angela merkel. >>'s options -- what are angela merkel's options? >> she has to make this work, if not, a new election would be difficult for her. >> going into this election, it was speculated that she would get a majority, that was the case, many say she had a weakened position. if new elections were to happen today, who would be the winners, who would be the losers, and ultimately do you think it would cost her the chancellery? >> i think the clear winners would be the sd. >> the far right political pollard he -- the far right political party. >> the parties that are currently negotiating all, away looking batty. maybe the spd a boost. whether or not she will be the new candidate, i'm not sure. on the one hand, if these negotiations fail, it will weaken the position further. i'm not sure there is much of a base for her yet. >> that's perhaps the worst case scenario for her. if a coalition is in the form, a so-called jamaica coalition because of the various colors of them different parties. how viable do you think this coalition will be? will they

and really puts angela merkel's job on the line. you can see there is immediate market reaction already in the currency markets in particular, the euro dropping right as the news broke about the talks. it was already uncertain if angela merkel could pull this off and it looks like at least for now, the answer is no. we talked about how intense these negotiations have been come and they were in deliberations for 12 hours on sunday. it seems like there is more uncertainty, we could possibly see another election triggered. merkel's job could be on the line. atre was a lot of doubt even the beginning after the election earlier this year that they would be able to form this kind of party on a national level. we are seeing more friction here. we will see what happens next. betty: that is right, it is already adding under the risk off sentiment debt -- sentiment that emanated on friday. we saw a second week of declines here in the u.s. markets. the s&p down, nasdaq all closing in the red, the dow off by 100 points. setting up for a lower s

although i do accept angela merkel was more we can double la st angela merkel was more we can double last election. i figure brexiteer prefer her to be in the driving seat here rather than france. she prefer her to be in the driving seat here ratherthan france. she is prefer her to be in the driving seat here rather than france. she is very pragmatic. i firmly believe that germany really will decide how this goes. all the top of michel barnier, it will be angela merkel and a manual macron. try this again next time if you possibly can for a lot more passionate debates. see you next week. goodbye. hello. our weather watchers reported a mixed bag on weather to start the weekend. marie is enough across many northern and eastern parts, but as you drift out towards the western side of the british isles, particularly through wales and west, it could have been that murky with you. because you are that bit closer to this weather fronts feeding in warm and moist airfrom the atlantic. further towards the north and east, a lot of isobars on that charge. the afternoon will be marked across the no

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he has spoken with angela merkel. is there any chance this could put the four view back into coalition talks together? michael: at that state, that is too early to judge that. the 3 -- the free democrats have of beingd a history prepared to take responsible t. after four years out of parliament, we have said that we are convinced we have to stick to our positions and we enter only a government if we can make the difference. guy: good morning. it is guy in london. one of the things that came out was that there was a lack of trust between the parties. who don't you trust? can any government before with the lack of trust you're talking about? formed with the lack of trust you are talking round,michael: the first we took to know each other. that was already lost in a lot of details. , openinge negotiations chapters, closing chapters. we came to the conclusion when we were fighting in favor of a tax reduction to get rid of the solidarity tax, that we couldn't achieve what we wanted. we also wanted to change the constitutio

brent: a lot at stake for angela merkel tonig as well. thank you. so in politics, how do you square a circle. we have a shadow negotiator who advises companies on complex talks and he will give us insight into the complicated negotiations. it is good to have you on the show. we have these four camps that are very different and they are pushing their agenda is right down to the wire. risking failure. are they getting that for is that a strategy? >> it is a tactic. the strategy could be for these parties to lose, which means to take care of their own interests and sell that lose as a win-win. to put pressure, to set a deadline on all the parties is an open tactic for all the involved politicians to reach a goal and find an agreement because -- they have a running negotiation with the voters. in that direction, they do not need to lose face. brent: they do not want to lose face, especially if they are not in government yet. what would be your device to the parties? what should they be doing? is it a question of which party is stronger? >> what they cou

merkel. she confirmed for talks had indeed collapsed she expressed regret and was open about the difficulties she encountered by we've seen and heard a lot during these talks. there were very different styles of negotiating. but including the greens we get on with them but they sometimes took a bit of getting used to. the free democrats were very decisive but we believe that we were on the right path to securing an agreement with the india hit and i know. i think. there was disappointment over what some felt could've been and already some finger pointing. the co-head of the greens placed the blame for the failure squarely at the feet of a free democrats we were open to an understanding up until the last second we were prepared to go the extra mile when it didn't seem possible to go any further but the other parties have to be prepared to do the same and this evening one wasn't. the collapse of the talks now puts merkel in a difficult position she could try to form a minority government if i w